Search Engine is a weekly Canadian radio show that aired on CBC Radio One, then a dedicated podcast available on CBC.ca, and now a podcast on TVOntario's website, tvo.org. It is hosted by Jesse Brown, who also co-produces the show with Geoff Siskind and Andrew Parker. Cory Doctorow, novelist and editor of Boing Boing, is also a regular contributor. The program explores the effects of the Internet on politics and culture. The show has focused on s...
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Search Engine is a weekly Canadian radio show that aired on CBC Radio One, then a dedicated podcast available on CBC.ca, and now a podcast on TVOntario's website, tvo.org. It is hosted by Jesse Brown, who also co-produces the show with Geoff Siskind and Andrew Parker. Cory Doctorow, novelist and editor of Boing Boing, is also a regular contributor. The program explores the effects of the Internet on politics and culture. The show has focused on stories involving copyright, video games, and China, as well as the social impact and technology surrounding them.
Search Engine first aired on September 6, 2007. It discusses Internet phenomena. Unlike other shows, however, Search Engine concentrates on ways in which the Internet influences other aspects of life and culture. Though much of the subject matter he deals with is serious, Brown generally takes a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek approach to his material.
Every episode begins with a set of keywords - teaser phrases that summarize the...
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